Henry A Wiley (DM 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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FIGHTER DIRECTUR TEAMS C28 June, 1945 - 25 August, 19455 Lieutenant R. H. Deiss ....... Lieutenant Cjgj L. H, Fry ,,--,.,, -----,- Enslgn F. W. Fa1s ...,- ,.,,,, - , C. A. Keller, RdM3c ....... R. W. Rice, RdM3c ..,... G R. H. Peters, RdM3c ...., D .... . J. O'Neill, RT3c ..... W. G. Richardson, RM3c ........ -. C17 Aug Lieutenant W. R. Staplin Ensign R. F. Guthrie ...... J. W. Gardner, RdM2c ....... G. R. Lavarierre, RdM3c K. N. West, RdM3c ....... R. O. Thomas, S1c ,....... A. A. Longo, RT2c ....... . A. Sawyer, RdM3c ....., ,,,,,,- Twin Falls, Idaho Ann Arbor, Michigan Cedar Rapids, Iowa Memphis, Tennessee Covington, Kentucky Wausau, Wisconsin Bristol, Virginia Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Louisville, Kentucky Dk :lf F14 Pk PK ust, 1945 - 19 September, 19455 Utica, New York Cleveland Heights, Ohio Garden City, Kansas Lawrence, Mass. Holly Springs, Arkansas Macon, Georgia Hartford, Conn. Page fifty-one

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eww. COMMANDER P. H. BJARNASON, U. S. NAVY SAN DIEGO, CALIF. gc 3: ag 3: Dk :Ir COMMANDER ROBERT E. GADROW, U. S. NAVY Q31 August, 1944, 17 March, 19451 PEACEDALE, R. I. Zmeculiae UWM LIEUTENANT. COMMANDER H. V. SELLERS, Jr., U. S. NAVY BAXLEY, GEORGIA Pk as wk 2:1 wk :xc WHILE ACTING AS FLAGSHIP FOR THE COMMANDER MINE DIVISION EIGHT C? CAPTAIN HENRY J. ARMSTRONG, U. S. NAVY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - - - SANTA ANA, CALIF. Pk PIC Pk if Pk 414.7 e ' offm LIEUTENANT Cjgj A. G. SACHTLEBEN, U. S. N. R. TEANECK,N.l ik Pk Pk 'F if ik 416.7 eww 51.4, CANNON, R- A-, CY ...................................................... ....... C olumbus, Ga TIN SLEY, R., CSM ........ BRYANT, B. M., RM1c Hartford, Conn Pepperel, Ala HJENNINGS, W- L-, StM1c ..... ..... I ndianapolis, Ind Page fifty

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,,W,,wWmii3 THF E reported aboard the U S S Henry A Wlley 1n San Dlego Callfornla no sea bag records or I D Card He was d1rty skmny surly and all 1n all he pre sented a very unm1l1tary appearance He d1dnt say much so all hands left h1m alone for a wh1le after he was squared away w1th a bunk and locker The Shlp was gettlng underway and one new boot was Just another guy around as far as the busy crew was concerned The boot was ass1gned to the f1rst d1 v1s1on and Nardy R P BM2c from Cleveland Oh1o was h1s boss About the only t1me the boot was seen was 1n the chow l1ne or on the forecastle We found out that h1S name was Brown but h1s clumsy efforts got h1m the nlckname Half h1tch and the name stuck After a Week or two at sea and the newcomer s records were 1n order as well as Chlef Yeoman Moore could flgure out from what he had to work on the Captam sent for Brown No one knew what to expect as Half h1tch was a stowaway more or less although a legal one Nardy knocked off work and went up to the br1dge wlth h1m He sorta felt responslble for the boot and flgured he B007 could put 1n a good word for h1m as Half h1tch had taken h1s sesslon of sea slckness l1ke a good sallor found some sealegs somewhere and had developed 1nto a number one plane spotter The br1dge gang knocked off dr1nk1ng mud and kept a weather eye on the sh1ps ahead easlng close to the Old Mans cha1r on the port w1ng of the forward part of the br1dge Lt Comdr Sellers our Exec was talkmg earnestly to the Captam who was look1ng through Brown s serv1ce record The Exec l1ked Brown and was really g1v1ng h1m a bulld up Nardy reported w1th Half h1tch and stepped back anx1ously awaltmg the verdlct Brown 1n best naval trad1t1on was spotlessly clean and duly respectful He stepped forward two paces and Walt ed for the Captam to speak The Old Man looked h1m over Wlth a stern eye that was bores1ghted for 5000 yards He had a reputat1on for be1ng plenty tough on occaslons l1ke these and those watch1ng the two of them were anxlous to see the outcome Suddenly he gr1n ned Everyone relaxed It seemed that he l1ked dogs Page fifty fwo